# NTSB CHI78DEC09: Piper PA-28, N4458T, Marine City, MI, December 11, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1977
- Place: Marine City, MI · MARINE CITY, MI
- Location: 42.7143° N, 82.5028° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marine City, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7143&lon=-82.5028&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144309
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78DEC09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEC09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3709  77/12/11   MARINE CITY,MI      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 228
        TIME - 2015                    N4458T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARINE CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRASER,MI                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4458T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Marine City

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19771211037599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771211037599A), Dec 11, 1977: Piper PA28235, Marine City, MI, Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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